Ireland vs North America: Time-related underemployment, female
Ireland
8.2%
in 2024
North America
0.8%
in 2025
Ireland rank
13th
North America rank
13th
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- Ireland
- North America
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 8.2% against 0.8% in North America, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 10.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was North America ahead.
Ireland ranks 13th and North America ranks 13th of 103 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 1.1% | 3.4% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 0.9% | 8.1% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 1.0% | 6.8% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Ireland or North America?
- Ireland, at 8.2% against 0.8% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Ireland and North America?
- 7.4%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and North America?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and North America rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- Ireland ranks 13th and North America ranks 13th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.